A man from Pleasantville, New Jersey, will spend 18 years behind bars for sexually assaulting multiple children, prosecutors said

On Monday, December 1, 2025, Jose Castro-Vega, 60, was sentenced on charges of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact following a guilty plea in July of 2025, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

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Back in October of 2023, prosecutors said the office's Special Victims Unit was contacted regarding an allegation that Castro-Vega was engaging in sexual conduct with a child. The investigation found Castro-Vega had engaged in sexual conduct with at least eight children going back as far as 2021.

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